"vocal fry" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-vocal fry.wav
Etymology: From the resemblance of the noise to the sound of hot fat sputtering in a skillet. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vocal fry (uncountable)
  1. A low creaky vocal vibration caused by rapid vibration of the vocal chords. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: glottal fry, popcorning [rare] Translations (vibration of the vocal chords): 氣泡音 (Chinese Mandarin), 气泡音 (qìpàoyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), vocal fry [masculine] (Dutch), narina (Finnish)
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